Obesity-related glomerulopathy in children
YANG Hai-ping
LI Qiu
Abstract：With the increasing prevalence of childhood overweight/obesity in the worldwide,obesity-related glomerulopathy (ORG) has become a growing concern among pediatricians.Clinical and pathologic characteristics of ORG are proteinuria,glomerulomegaly,progressive glomerulosclerosis and renal function decline.If not intervened in time,the disease may slowly progress,some of which end in end-stage renal disease.Here we review the recent advances in the pathogenesis and clinical features of ORG,as well as diagnosis and differential diagnosis and potential therapeutic targets.
Keywords：obesityobesity-related glomerulopathy(ORG)children and adolescents
Publication Date：2018-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 102-105 )